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Cureus
November 2024
Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often face numerous barriers to dental care, leading to higher rates of untreated caries and periodontal disease. This editorial explores the challenges associated with dental care for individuals with intellectual disabilities and suggests methods to enhance their dental care. Preventive dental care is crucial for maintaining health.
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May 2024
Emergency Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Thodupuzha, IND.
Eggs, which are often considered a complete food, have recently been scrutinized by the media as a potential cause of cardiovascular disease. However, the media hasn't shown the same enthusiasm for processed foods high in fructose, the consumption of refined cooking oil, seed oils, and carbohydrate-rich meals, the connection between these factors and metabolic diseases, or the potential long-term impacts on population comorbidities, as they have for criticizing egg yolks as a cause for cardiovascular disease in recent times. This review investigates the relationship between eggs and lipid levels, glucose levels, atherosclerosis, and antioxidant properties, as well as comparing them to cholesterol-free egg controls.
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June 2024
Department of Surgery, Aristotle Univesity of Thessaloniki, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Backgrounds: In recent years, numerous studies have tried to decode the way bariatric surgery works toward weight reduction by the use of food preference questionnaires. The intragastric balloon has gained popularity, mainly due to its limited invasiveness, in patients with obesity not fulfilling criteria for bariatric surgery. However, there is no study assessing the changes in food preferences [FP].
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August 2024
Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography, School of Life and Medical Sciences, College Lane, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom.
Background: Obesity is a global epidemic affecting all age groups, populations, and income levels across continents, though is known to disproportionately affect socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. The causes of obesity are complex, informed by diet and weight practices, but shaped by social, commercial, and environmental factors and government policy. Consequently, a Whole System Approach (WSA)-which considers the many causes of obesity and shifts the focus away from individuals as points of intervention and puts an emphasis on understanding and improving the system in which people live-is required.
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October 2023
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of an educational intervention, guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM), on promoting preventive behaviors among mothers to combat early childhood caries (ECC) in toddlers aged 12 to 18 months. This single-blind interventional study evaluated 92 toddlers between 12 to 18 months and their mothers, who were selected by stratified random sampling. Data regarding demographic and nutritional factors were collected using a questionnaire.
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